Development has made Boca Raton a vibrant place to live | Letters

Nov 29, 2017 | 3:30 PM

The Palm Beach County School District is looking for a new site for Addison Mizner Elementary in Boca Raton.

To the Nov. 29 letter writer who opposes downtown development in Boca Raton, I would like to say that I disagree wholeheartedly. As a resident of downtown Boca Raton, I have watched the city bloom from a one-horse town to a cultured, fun and exciting place to be.

So much effort has gone into the gentrification and beautification of Boca Raton' downtown that it is a pleasure to walk and explore the downtown area, easily crossing from Royal Palm Place to Mizner Park through the pedestrian friendly paved walkways. The new buildings have created a young, vibrant and diverse community as is visible by the many joggers, dog walkers, strollers, and bike riders. People are friendly, helpful and proud of the downtown area.

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As for the traffic, I have never been stuck for 20 minutes to travel four blocks. There must have been an incident or accident, because traffic flows and there is ample parking everywhere.

Kudos to the mayor and the city planners for the outstanding job they are doing. Personally I have friends from all over the world and they all want to come vacation in Boca Raton.